John Gondak

John Gondak

John Gondak has been named the Head Coach and Director of Penn State's Cross Country and Track and Field programs after serving as the interim head coach since July. Gondak has been with the program for eight years and served as the Associate Head Coach for the past two years.

John Gondak has been named the interim head coach for Penn State's cross country and track and field programs effective immediately following the departure of Beth Alford-Sullivan to the University of Tennessee. Gondak has been with the program for eight years and most recently served as the associate head coach.

Director and Head Coach of Track and Field/Cross Country Beth Alford-Sullivan was named United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Region Men's Coach of the Year on Monday, while Associate Head Coach John Gondak, and Assistant Coach Randy Bungard also received recognition for their coaching accomplishments. Senior Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) also garnered one of the regional honors, as the middle distance standout was named USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Men's Track Athlete of the Year.

John Gondak, who is in his seventh year overseeing the Nittany Lion middle distance athletes, has been promoted to Associate Head Coach for Nittany Lion Track and Field/Cross Country, announced by Director and Head Coach of the Penn State program Beth Alford-Sullivan. Since arriving in Happy Valley, Gondak has coached some of the Nittany Lions' most successful athletes, including former multiple-time Big Ten Champion and All-American Ryan Foster, as well as current standouts senior Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) and sophomore Robby Creese (Mount Airy, Md.).